Saturday, August 11, 2012

Dunwoody Government 101 - 8 Week Program

Classes are free to
attend for City residents and run Tuesday evenings beginning September 25

Dunwoody, GA – August
10, 2012 – In an effort to
strengthen the community’s knowledge of municipal operations, the City of
Dunwoody proudly announces the debut of the Dunwoody Government 101 educational
series. The Dunwoody Government 101 series is an eight week course designed to
enhance residents’ understanding of city government and offers the community a
chance to experience and discover the primary undertakings of the City.

Dunwoody’s Government
101 series will provide participants with a look inside each of the City’s
departments through a lively blend of demonstrations, presentations, and tours,
all conducted in a casual format at numerous sites throughout the City.
Participants can expect to come away with a heightened awareness and knowledge
of local government operations as well as a greater understanding of how to get
involved in local civic and community affairs.

Classes for the
eight-week Government 101 series will be held each Tuesday evening beginning
September 25, and concluding Tuesday, November 13, 2012. The sessions are free
to attend and open to Dunwoody residents over the age of 18.

“This type of
community education serves an important function in a democracy, especially in
a large and complex society like ours,” said Dunwoody Mayor Mike Davis.
“Our goal is to help create an informed and involved community and access to
this information is all part of helping promote civic engagement and community
collaboration.”

Interested participants should complete the Dunwoody Government 101 application which is
available online at Dunwoodyga.gov, or at City Hall. Completed forms may be
sent to Edie Damann at edie.damann@dunwoodyga.gov, dropped-off, or
faxed to 678-382-6701.

Class size is limited. Deadline for application
submission is September 7, 2012.

My Sunday prayer - Oh, dear Lord, please do not allow the Republicans to retake the White House and have them continue their suppression of stupidity and hatred against women of independence and their daughters. Do any political races have Republicans running that have an IQ above 80?

"Rep. Todd Akin, the Republican nominee for Senate in Missouri who is running against Sen. Claire McCaskill, justified his opposition to abortion rights even in case of rape with a claim that victims of “legitimate rape” have unnamed biological defenses that prevent pregnancy."

“First of all, from what I understand from doctors [pregnancy from rape] is really rare,” Akin told KTVI-TV in an interview posted Sunday. “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”

"Akin said that even in the worst-case scenario — when the supposed natural protections against unwanted pregnancy fail — abortion should still not be a legal option for the rape victim."

Heneghan Philosophy on Public Service

As a long time resident of the Dunwoody North community who created this blog to fulfill two ideals. First is that when I have the ability to make a difference, I have a responsibility to do so and second, transparency in Government breeds self-corrective behavior.

After the creation of the City of Dunwoody which I worked to establish, I stepped down from being the President of the Dunwoody North Civic Association to run for a seat on the new City Council. Since my election in 2008, I have prided myself of posting every public document and agenda item to this blog for all to see.